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Love Everybody
03:32
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In an eastside LA suburb there’s a man locked in his room
Who has learned to love all humans, can’t seem to find a single one
On his desk next to his Bible is a notebook that contains
In peaceful poetry, the purpose of every tragedy and pain
He’d share the solution, but there’s none he cares to tell
Because he loves everybody but the one in front of him
He’s been searching for the answers to questions old as time
Like: are we human, are we dancer? And do all songs need to
Have parallel structure?
In the fog he found a jar full of every reason why
He pulled his fist up feeling hopeful but his hand was stuck inside
He holds the theory that he might learn to live in time
Cause he loves everybody but the one in front of him
He gives his alms to the poor,
Long as they don’t bug him anymore
And keep off my property,
I just need a moment of peace
Because I love everybody,
I just want a little peace
He loves everybody,
He loves every living thing
He loves everybody
But the one in front of him
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Give Yourself a Break
04:50
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Just get your feet to touch the floor
Slowly remember what you woke up for
Take in the silence for a minute more
One breath is more than we could ask for
Might help to write yourself a list
A couple of friends you’re glad you have today
And don’t forget to give yourself a little grace
Cause we were never meant to live this way
Hurricanes and wars being waged, will I somehow be erased?
Surely all these worries betray how they change your life today
So when you feel afraid, like everything won’t be okay
Take a breath and just address what’s here today
You don’t need a whole damn cake; just a piece will fill your plate
That’s plenty existential questions for a day; give yourself a break
I’d bet your words could change the world
May even shift the course of history
But it’s okay if you don’t write a word today
Humans don’t refuel with gasoline
Sturdy work is fading away, will I somehow be replaced?
Worry for the bills to be paid never made them go away
So when you feel afraid, like everything won’t be okay
Take a breath and just address what’s here today
You don’t need a whole damn cake; just a piece will fill your plate
That’s plenty existential questions for a day; give yourself a break
Use your heart don’t think so hard
Let the stars and sky align you
So when the lofty words don’t work
And when you walk away confused from church
Just let your body draw your spirit to the earth
You can rest a little; give yourself a break
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I guess it’s been a quarter century
Since I showed up wailing no one knew my name
I thought by now I might have had it figured out
But the only thing I’m sure of is it’s all a game
I tried to fit it all into the tales they told
But the more I see the more I think I’m bound to fail
Then moments come when all my thinking fades away
And the parts of life that matter slowly show their face
Like sunsets and slow moving days
Like water our worries evaporate
And somehow they freeze into snowflakes
As we turn back to children and we learn to play
I guess that life has always been a mystery
And we all just play pretend that we know what it means
We get outraged when somebody sees it differently
When people born in different places disagree
It’s almost like we hardly share reality
And alone in boxes we've forgotten how to see
And all the while we miss our shared humanity
The ground of our existence, all that sets us free
Like sunsets and slow moving days
Like water our worries evaporate
And somehow they freeze into snowflakes
As we turn back to children and we learn to play
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When I was just a little girl I asked my mother what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich, here’s what she said to me
Que Sera Sera, whatever will be will be
The future’s not ours to see, Que Sera Sera
When I grew up and fell in love I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead?
Will we have rainbows day after day?" Here's what my sweetheart said:
Que Sera Sera, whatever will be will be
The future’s not ours to see, Que Sera Sera
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